Restless Waters

For most people, Hawaii is heaven on Earth. But U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent Rachel Porter sees the rot beneath its natural splendor. Its pristine shores are harboring a new breed of criminal, those who would upset the fragile ecological balance in the name of profit ... those who would kill in the cause of greed.

On the trail of illegal traffickers in exotic animals, Rachel stumbles upon something far more insidious and frightening — and a suspiciously shark-devoured human corpse that washes up on the rocks is only the beginning. Suddenly everyone wants her off a case that is too hot to handle. But she won't be warned, coaxed, or threatened away, even as the blood that darkens the tropical waters marks Rachel Porter as the most endangered creature in Paradise.

On the trail of illegal traffickers of exotic animals in Hawaii, U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent Rachel Porter stumbles upon something far more insidious and frightening--and a shark-bitten human corpse that washes up on the rocks is only the beginning. Original.

On the trail of illegal traffickers of exotic animals in Hawaii, U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent Rachel Porter stumbles upon something far more insidious and frightening—and a shark-bitten human corpse that washes up on the rocks is only the beginning. Original.

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Jessica Speart writes about environmental and wildlife issues. Her writing has appeared in the "New York Times Sunday Magazine, OMNI, Travel & Leisure, Audubon, National Wildlife, Mother Jones, Delta's Sky Magazine, " and many other publications. "Unsafe Harbor" is her tenth Rachel Porter mystery. Jessica lives in Connecticut with her husband and their two dogs, Max and Tallulah.